Aegithalos concinnus
Silhouette: Matt Wilkins (photo by Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net) · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
In older sources, "black-throated tit" can also mean the rufous-naped tit or the rufous-vented tit, which are true tits. The black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus), also known as the black-throated tit, is a very small passerine bird in the family Aegithalidae.
The species has six currently recognised subspecies, and several others have been suggested. Genetic studies have suggested that these subspecies may represent separate species, but further research is needed. The black-throated bushtit is a small passerine, around 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long and weighing 4–9 g (0.14–0.32 oz). There is considerable racial variation in the plumage, but all subspecies have a medium length tail (as opposed to the long tail of the related long-tailed tit), a black throat and a black 'bandit mask' around the eye. The nominate race has a chestnut cap, breast band and flanks and dark grey back, wings and tail, and a white belly. The other subspecies have generally the same pattern (minus the chest band) but with grey caps or all grey bellies and flanks. Both sexes are alike.
It ranges from the foothills of the Himalayas, stretching across... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Tit sighting in Kunming on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 99 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Tit in Kunming on a given day, against about 30% in March, June, August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Kunming's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain against 10 mm in February.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-throated Tit sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
10th of 23
Of the 23 cities where we can rate Black-throated Tit sightings, Kunming ranks 10th at about 40%. The best odds are in Chengdu (China, about 80%), Guiyang (China, about 60%) and Chongqing (China, about 50%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Black-throated Tit that you can see in Kunming (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Anderson's Bulbul (about 90%), White Wagtail (about 70%) and Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Tit is recorded against all the birds logged in Kunming (79 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
